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If i have outlined an object, say a car, and i have added a red air brush around to give it a color, how could i remove all color outside the outline of the car? Masking etc. ?
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You could make a duplicate of the outline you made of the car. Select the outline and the red air brush art. Open the Pathfinder palette and select Divide. Ungroup the selection. Delete the unwanted portions. Hope that helps.
You simply make a selection of the car (any way you choose = quick select/magic wand/pen path/ctrl click on the layer thumbnail/mask/etc.) and inverse the selection (ctr + shift + i).
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St. Patrick's Day revelers accused of boozing it up on Naples sidewalks have drawn the attention of at least one city council member who called on city staff and law enforcement to crack down on the illicit drinking.
Councilwoman Dee Sulick requested staff examine the law and special-event permits for Fifth Avenue South after she heard fights broke out March 17, during the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade drew thousands and ended in two alcohol-related arrests.
"I understand everyone wants to have a good time, and I'm not saying everyone is falling down on the street, but we have an ordinance and expect it to be followed," Sulick said during a workshop on Monday.
The Naples and the Marco Island area tied for second place nationally in 2010 for its high number of heavy drinkers according to 2010 health risk data from the Centers of Disease Control and prevention. But both council members and residents said drinking is not a major problem in the city.
Those business that sold alcohol to people who wandered out the door and onto the street will be reminded that permits are required for selling alcohol outdoors before the next major event, city staff said.
"On a special occasion like that, I think that's OK," said Carol Michaud, 68, a season resident from Ohio who was sipping coffee Monday outside a Fifth Avenue South coffee shop. "It's not OK to walk around with a drink today, but they were having a party."
Her husband, Lyle Michaud, 69, said he hasn't seen a raucous night life in Naples.
"We're probably not the best people to talk to," Lyle said. "We're in the house every night by 6 p.m."
Larry Tyrell, 67, attended the Naples St. Patrick's Day parade last year, arriving at 8 a.m. to park, set up chairs and grab a drink.
"It was crowded, but it wasn't unruly," said Tyrell, a Michigan resident visiting Naples this week.
He bought alcohol at McCabe's Irish Pub and Grill last year where crowds packed the bar from wall to wall.
"I never even paid attention to it, but I was one of them," Tyrell said of those walking outside with drinks in hand. "It's too crowded to drink there and have room to move."
Councilman Sam Saad said he saw four Fifth Avenue South establishments selling alcohol in front of their store fronts to passersby. No restaurants or bars were cited for doing so, City Manager Bill Moss said.
During the workshop, Naples Police Chief Tom Weschler presented data from March 17 and last Friday, April 13, for comparison. On St. Patrick's Day, there were 121 fire and police incidents in the city and two arrests. On Friday, there were 128 incidents and three arrests — two were DUI-related and one was drug-related.
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Sharing what you dig and what you don't is nothing new, but today this consumer word-of-mouth happens at lightning speed online, in the form of reviews. What's more is that in a recent national survey, 85% of consumers said that they read online reviews about local businesses. With that in mind, Yelp and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched the Success With Online Reviews initiative to help America's small businesses successfully engage with online reviewers.
The kickoff event was held this past week at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) where local business owners were invited to learn online marketing insights from a panel of business owner experts and reviewers from Yelp's Elite squad. The panelists included Pam Nelson of Butter Lane Cupcakes, Michael Brau of Dorado Tacos, and Jay Sofer of Lockbusters (who also holds the title of most reviewed locksmith in New York on Yelp). During the interactive session, attendees learned several key points including what motivates online reviewers to write as well as the impact of customer service on ratings -- it turns out the highest rated businesses tend to be focused on providing a great customer experience. Another pearl of wisdom from the panelists was that consumers actually like it when business owners respond to their online reviews.
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Set in the heart of the city, Aberdeen Central Hotel is a well connected location that offers all the city attractions, as well as being close to the coastline. Being only a quarter of a mile from Aberdeen train station, this hotel is easy to get to and Aberdeen Airport and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal are also within easy reach. The Maritime Museum and the Duthie Park Winter Gardens are both within walking distance of the property. The hotel is also near King's College, allowing for overnight stays when visiting students.
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Luchadores + soda = fun
As I mentioned on Facebook yesterday, I received a surprise package on my doorstep. The box contained 11 bottles of Jarritos in various flavors, two luchadores (plastic figures), and a luchador mask. Of course, this totally disrupted my work day as I wasted time playing with my new toys while drinking Mexican soda.
Hours later, my oldest son came home from school and went straight to the fridge, as is his habit.
"YES! Jarritos!" I heard from the kitchen.
He asked if he could drink the Toronja, which is one of my favorites, but I let him have it. The only problem was that he couldn't open the cap, (it's not a screw top.) … I let him struggle for a minute or two to see if he'd figure it out before helping him. I guess at least I don't have to worry about him stealing my Coronas in the near future.
When Carlos came home, he opened a bottle of Tamarindo and put on the luchador mask before going to hide in our youngest son's room. When our younger son arrived home from school and went to put his backpack away, Carlos jumped out and attacked him.
To make him feel better after Daddy's mean trick, I gave him a Tutti Frutti (Fruit Punch) Jarritos to drink, and the little luchadores figures to play with.
Later in the evening, the boys got to wrestling around. Our younger son jumped on top of his older brother and began kissing his face like crazy.
"Ew! What are you doing!? Get off!" our older son said, shoving him away.
Our younger son smiled and said, "But I'm a SMOOCH-ador!"
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post or a review. Jarritos sent the package as a gift and I was under no obligation at blog about it. Thanks, Jarritos!
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Loved this post Tracy! very colorful and fun… ya me sentia que estaba ahi mismo con ustedes. That trick Carlos did, definitely something I would have done to Edgar. Congrats on the gift from our friends at Jarritos :-)
What a great surprise and a fun-filled day as a result of these treats….great post :D
Smooch-ador! That is priceless! That is what he should be for halloween. With big red lips all over the mask.
Very cute. I love surprises! I think I might just buy one of those jarritos now :)
Tracy, I was soo bummed out I wasn't getting my email notifications from your blog, then I realized that my phone settings were screwed up. LOL =P
*btw, google+…… i wanted to +1 you, but i don't see the +1 for google you just have Facebook, Twitter.
Baya, gracias! lol
Smooch-ador! Tu hijo es lo máximo!!! LOVE HIM!
I will NOT be telling my husband about the trick Carlos played on your son. I can just see the wheels turning in Toño´s head now. Jajaja!
Buenísimo post amiga!
ROFL, Smoochador! Good one. Love the mask, reminds me when I lived in Puerto Rico. We used to watch Lucha Libre on the weekends. Thanks for the laugh!
PS. I love Jarritos, especialmente cuando se toma con los tacos que venden en los trucks en las esquinas, rico! Now I'm craving…
Smoochador!!! Viva spanglish!!!


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Johnson County golfers have room for optimism10:21 pm | August 3, 2013
MOUNTAIN CITY — Optimism abounds for an experienced Johnson County High School golf squad, but head coach Steve Arnold knows that there are some pieces to the puzzle that need to be filled.
The Longhorns return four of their top six from last year, but did lose two key players in Jon Vannoy and Jacob Henson, who had very strong careers.
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I recently crossed the pond (and then the Channel) to explore two cities and stay at two grand European hotels: InterContinental Paris Le Grand and InterContinental London Park Lane. Both cities, of course, are renowned for their world-class attractions, and both the hotels are perfectly located as launch pads for urban exploration. Both also offer spectacular meeting and event space.
InterContinental Paris Le Grand's stunning site, across the street from Opéra Garnier, represents the hub of Parisian life. An 18-month renovation, completed at the end of 2003, has left all 398 guest rooms and 72 suites, and all public, meeting, and event space positively opulent. The hotel's 24,326 square feet of conference space in 21 rooms, all with Wi-Fi, can accommodate meetings for 20 to 600 people.
Hotel amenities include the two-level Club Lounge, a VIP salon overlooking the Opéra, and I-Spa by Algotherm (featuring "Deep Blue Massage," using mineral salts from the Pacific Ocean).
A superb 8,611-square-foot, glass-roofed winter garden offers lunch service and serves cocktails until 12:30 a.m. And the intimate Café de la Paix, at the corner of Place de l'Opéra, with outdoor covered seating for 70, can be accessed either from the hotel or from the street. There's a luxurious reception lobby leading to paneled salons; an oyster counter; and two private spaces for groups from 12 to 40.
For off-site meals, try lunch or dinner at Restaurant Georges at the Centre Pompidou, Europe's biggest modern art museum. Dine al fresco on contemporary cuisine, with stunning views over the rooftops of Paris to the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.
At La Gare, a trendy new restaurant on Chaussée de la Muette, you can dine, weather permitting, outside on flooring set up on the tracks between ivy-covered walls of an old train platform. There's also plenty of indoor space, and private groups are welcome.
Long before I'd tired of Paris, it was time to hop on the Eurostar at the Gare du Nord. You should have your passports ready for a customs check, then board the train to London for the relaxing, two-hour-and-20-minute ride to London's new St. Pancras Station.
At Number One Park Lane in Mayfair, InterContinental London Park Lane occupies another prime spot. Fresh from a $150 million refurbishment, the hotel sparkles with modern elegance. (Pictured below, the Club InterContinental Lounge) With 447 guest rooms and suites (including the Cinema Suite, with its own private viewing room for six people; the two-level London suite, with views of Buckingham Palace; and the Wellington Suite, overlooking the home of the Duke of Wellington, next door), the hotel is just across the road from Hyde Park. (You can rent one of the hotel's bikes for some bipedal exploration of this 350-acre green space.)
The hotel's 3,230-square-foot spa is an urban oasis, with black glass-wall panels, slate flooring, and leather seating. It sports a double VIP suite, a therapeutic steam "temple," and five treatment rooms.
Two restaurants — Theo Randall at the InterContinental, opened November 2006, featuring regional Italian cuisine; and the casual Cookbook Café with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out to Hyde Park — attract hotel guests and Londoners alike. Groups can hire out the whole of the Cookbook Café, or just a section (for 40 to 200 guests). Interactive cooking sessions for groups are also popular.
If you have time for an off-site meal or two, consider lunch at Zuma in Knightsbridge, offering a sophisticated twist on traditional Japanese izakaya style of informal eating and drinking. The fantastic food and the stylish setting have garnered rave reviews. Or, for a more traditional experience, head for Michelin-starred The Ledbury, Notting Hill, close by Portobello Market.
A small group can also do some gallery-hopping with Georgie Grandy of Grandy Art. The "Insider Culture package" takes you to local art galleries and ends with a whirlwind look through the Royal Academy of Arts.
Or the elegant Aston Martin package might be more to your qualifiers' liking. Your driver will customize your route — ending, perhaps, with a hair-raising demonstration of this powerful car's full-throttle performance. Fasten your seatbelts!


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Are you sure? I can't tell from the photo's but don't really see any good holds on the tower. Although, it does not really matter if you're tied on and going down.


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Over 300 Fairlight sounds added to the Nord Sample Library!
We're very happy to announce this major addition to the Nord Sample Library, the sounds of the legendary Fairlight digital sampler. The Fairlight was the first commercially available polyphonic sampler when launched back in 1979 and it opened up the doors of sampling to many artists and producer during the 80's.
The sounds in this collection were all sampled from a newly overhauled Fairlight CMI System IIx, with detailed mapping to capture that characteristic Fairlight sound!
Read more about the Fairlight and listen to sound demos here.
The Nord Sample Library is compatible with the Nord Wave, Nord Electro 3/4, Nord Piano 2 and Nord Stage 2.
Fairlight is a trademark of Fairlight.au Pty Ltd.
25 new kits by Kristofer Ulfves
These 25 new Nord Drum 2 kits are much inspired by classic analogue drum machines. In this 25 programs Clavia employee Kristofer Ulfves has tried to capture the vintage sound as well as sweetspots in the Nord Drum 2.
Listen to sound demos and download the new sounds here!
Bugfixes and new features added!
Nord Lead OS v1.14 is now available fixing several bugs and adding some improvements - the Ensemble effect is now in stereo and the TB filter has been tweaked for even more authentic behaviour. The update is recommended for all users and can be downloaded here. See the Update History page for a list of all changes.
Also, we've got some great new Nord Lead A1 sound demos from Richard Devine (RD), Federico Solazzo (FS) and many more! Here's a little taste, you'll find the rest of the demos over at the Nord Lead A1 product page.
Nordkeyboards.com got a total makeover!
We're very happy to finally go live with the all-new nordkeyboards.com! We hope you like the new design and our efforts to make downloads and sound libraries easier to find!
If you notice anything strange, let us know by using the Feedback form!
See some snapshots from Musikmesse!
Musikmesse 2014 is now over we're back home filled with good memories of our booth crowded with music lovers! Lucky attendants could also hear great performances by Lars Peter and Jon-Eirik Boska, showcasing the Nord Lead A1 and Nord Drum 2!
Click for a slideshow from our booth as well as some other random discoveries from our days at the Messe!
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To address this need, a global network of patient advocacy groups joined together in 2010 to create Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day (WNCAD). Each year on November 10, WNCAD is celebrated worldwide to increase understanding of the disease, highlight inroads made in patient care and honor those affected by NET. On average it takes 5-7 years after symptoms occur to diagnose NET, which means the cancer has often already spread to other parts of the body by the time it is diagnosed.
"Early detection of NET is crucial to help improve patient prognosis and outcomes," said Grace Goldstein, President, International Neuroendocrine Cancer Alliance (INCA) and Chief Operating Officer, Carcinoid Cancer Foundation. "Annual awareness days like WNCAD are essential to elevating the status of the disease so people know what to look for and what questions to ask their doctor."
Signs and symptoms of NET can vary depending on the type, size and location of the tumor, yet it is not uncommon for people to have no symptoms. When symptoms are present, things like cramping and a warm feeling and redness in the face and neck (flushing) can be misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal issues, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome or even menopause. In many cases, symptoms of NET can be successfully managed for years with proper treatment and medical care. Women with diabetes and people with a family history of cancer are at greater risk of developing NET.
"As a patient advocate, I find the dramatic increase of patients being diagnosed with NET to be significant," said Goldstein. "Over the last 30 years we've seen incidence rates quadruple. For every 100,000 people, five cases of NET are reported annually."
Luckily over the past two decades there have been major advancements in research, resources and support for people diagnosed with NET. In addition, there is increasing awareness that patients should be under the care of a multidisciplinary team of professionals that includes an oncologist, nurse, nutritionist and gastroenterologist working together to help them manage their disease.
A great way to learn more about NET is through online patient resources, such as Carcinoid.com, which provide educational materials, patient tools and links to support services and groups. Additionally, visit NETCancerDay.org to help INCA raise awareness for WNCAD, November 10.


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Ostinato is a network packet and traffic generator and analyzer with a friendly GUI. It aims to be "Wireshark in Reverse" and thus become complementary to Wireshark. It features custom packet crafting with editing of any field for several protocols: Ethernet, 802.3, LLC SNAP, VLAN (with Q-in-Q), ARP, IPv4, IPv6, IP-in-IP a.k.a IP Tunneling, TCP, UDP, ICMPv4, ICMPv6, IGMP, MLD, HTTP, SIP, RTSP, NNTP, etc. It is useful for both functional and performance testing.
catnip is a tiny network packet mirroring tool. The server (source) is not based on libpcap and, when compiled and stripped, makes the binary smaller than 20kiB. This makes it very suitable for embedded environments where a libpcap-based tool, typically 100kiB for just libpcap and 500kiB for tcpdump, would be simply too large. What makes catnip stand out from other small packet capturing tools is that it presents the remote systems interface as a local TUN/TAP interface, but additionally can apply a BPF filter at the remote end to send to you only the traffic you are interested in.
Junkie is a real-time packet sniffer and analyzer. It is modular enough to accomplish many different tasks. It can be a helpful companion to the modern network administrator and analyst. Compared to previously available tools, junkie lies in between tcpdump and wireshark. Unlike tcpdump, its purpose is to parse protocols of any depth; unlike wireshark, though, it is designed to analyze traffic in real-time and so cannot parse traffic as exhaustively as wireshark does. In addition, its design encompasses extendability and speed. It has a plug-in system and high-level extension language that eases the development and combination of new functionalities; threaded packet capture and analysis for handling of high bandwidth networks; and a modular architecture to ease the addition of any protocol layer. It is based on libpcap for portability, and well-tested on professional settings.
tcpdump prints a description of the contents of packets on a network interface which match a given boolean expression. It can also be run with the -w flag, which causes it to save the packet data to a file for later analysis, and/or with the -r flag, which causes it to read from a saved packet file rather than to read packets from a network interface. In all cases, only packets which match the expression will be processed by tcpdump. tcpdump logs more than just TCP, IP, or ethernet packets, but has a whole suite of decoders, including ones for USB.
Cyberprobe is a distributed architecture for real-time monitoring of networks against attack. The software consists of two components: cyberprobe, which collects data packets and forwards it over a network in standard streaming protocols; and cybermon, which receives the streamed packets, decodes the protocols, and interprets the information. Cyberprobe can optionally be configured to receive alerts from Snort. In this configuration, when an alert is received, the IP source address associated with the alert is dynamically targeted for a period of time. Collecting data and forwarding over the network to a central collection point allows for a much more "industrialized" approach to intrusion detection. The monitor, cybermon, is highly configurable using LUA, allowing you to do a great many things with captured data: summarize, hexdump, store, and respond with packet injections.
A set of utility classes that can be used for Desktop application development.
A library and a tool for a read-only access on a Smaky disk.


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Regular self-inspections are recommended by the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners every 6-12 months to insure that your facility is keeping up with current regulations.
Click here for a copy of the form. This a great tool to hand off to a technician or staff member to insure compliance.
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announces the NVMA Career Center
This is the most comprehensive career and recruiting site for the veterinary industry. The career center will offer extensive resume and position databases, powerful and user-friendly searching capabilities, which allow you to find the candidate you're looking for! We are a Veterinary Career Network partner and when you post your job with us, you post it nationwide to our other VCN partners: As part of the national Veterinary Career Network, in conjunction with the American Veterinary Medical Association, you will have access to the most jobs and candidates in the veterinary industry in your neighborhood and nationwide.
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Assistantship/Fellowship Tax Forms
Congratulations on your assistantship or fellowship award! If you are new to the University, you are required to complete a number of forms before you begin working (state and federal tax forms, I-9, personal information form). These forms are available at:
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To complete the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form please click here. Select graduate assistant and student workers as your employee type for instructions to complete the I-9 form.
Take the completed forms to Human Resources. These forms must be on file prior to the start of your award. If you have been employed by the University within the past 12 months, you do not need to complete the above forms unless you need to change your tax status.


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U.S. Soccer Wire: Jan. 3, 2011
BRADLEY CALLS 24 PLAYERS TO JANUARY TRAINING CAMP: U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named 24 players to the training camp roster that will begin gathering tomorrow, Jan. 4, at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The group will prepare for the USA's first match of 2011, a friendly against fellow 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Chile on Jan. 22 at The HDC. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. PT. Fans can follow the game live via ussoccer.com's MatchTracker or on Twitter @ussoccer.Â
U.S. Roster by Position Detailed RosterÂ
GOALKEEPERS (4): Dominic Cervi (Celtic), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Matt Pickens (Colorado Rapids), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)Â
DEFENDERS (9): A.J. DeLaGarza (Los Angeles Galaxy), Sean Franklin (Los Angeles Galaxy), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles Galaxy), Ugo Ihemelu (FC Dallas), Zach Loyd (FC Dallas), Ryan Miller (Halmstads BK), Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls), Anthony Wallace (Colorado Rapids), Marvell Wynne (Colorado Rapids)Â
MIDFIELDERS (7): Eric Alexander (FC Dallas), Alejandro Bedoya (Örebro), Sam Cronin (San Jose Earthquakes), Mikkel Diskerud (Stabaek), Jeff Larentowicz (Colorado Rapids), Dax McCarty (D.C. United), Brek Shea (FC Dallas)Â
FORWARDS (4): Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Justin Braun (Chivas USA), Teal Bunbury (Sporting Kansas City), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)Â
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR FIRST MNT MATCH OF 2011 AGAINST CHILE: The U.S. Men's National Team will play its first match of 2011 when they face Chile on Saturday, Jan. 22, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Kickoff for the match is set for 6 p.m. PT. Tickets starting at $18, plus special edition U.S. Soccer on-field seats for $150, are on sale now through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout Southern California (including many Walmart and La Curacao locations). Fans can also buy tickets at The Home Depot Center weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
U.S. Men's National Team 2011 Schedule
ussoccer.com's MNT Coverage – Dec. 21 – Jan. 3
SUNDHAGE CALLS 26 PLAYERS TO TRAINING CAMP IN JANUARY: U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named 26 players to the roster for a six-day training camp from Jan. 8-13 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The camp will precede a trip to China for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament, a competition that will also feature Sweden, Canada and the host. Eight veteran players have been given the camp off by Sundhage, but they will join 15 players selected from the 26-player training camp roster for the trip to China. Sundhage will bring 23 players to Chongqing, China, to play matches against Sweden on Jan. 21, Canada on Jan. 23 and China on Jan. 25. The Swedes are the USA's third Group C opponent at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.Â
U.S. Women's National Team Roster by Position Detailed Roster
GOALKEEPERS (5): Nicole Barnhart (FC Gold Pride), Ashlyn Harris (Western New York Flash), Jill Loyden (out of contract), Alyssa Naeher (Boston Breakers), Hope Solo (out of contract)Â
DEFENDERS (5): Stephanie Cox (out of contract), Whitney Engen (Western New York Flash), Becky Sauerbrunn (Washington Freedom), Meghan Schnur (out of contract), Brittany Taylor (Sky Blue FC)Â
MIDFIELDERS (12): Jordan Angeli (Boston Breakers), Yael Averbuch (out of contract), Tobin Heath (Sky Blue FC), Meghan Klingenberg (North Carolina), Kristine Lilly (Boston Breakers), Lori Lindsey (Philadelphia Independence), Joanna Lohman (Philadelphia Independence), Kristie Mewis (Boston College), Kelley O'Hara (Boston Breakers), Leslie Osborne (Boston Breakers), Megan Rapinoe (out of contract), Lindsay Tarpley (out of contract)Â
FORWARDS (4): Lauren Cheney (Boston Breakers), Sydney Leroux (UCLA), Alex Morgan (California), Amy Rodriguez (Philadelphia Independence)
ussoccer.com's WNT Coverage – Dec. 21 – Jan. 3
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup: Home | Groups
- WNT Blog | WNT on Twitter
U-20 MNT CURRENTLY IN 12-DAY TRAINING CAMP IN FLORIDA: U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team head coach Thomas Rongen is currently with 26 players for a training camp from Jan. 2-13 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Fourteen players return from the team's most recent training camp that included a pair of wins against Canada in Sunrise, Fla., including Joe Gyau, who netted three goals in the Dec. 18 game versus Canada. Midfielder Amobi Okugo was added to the roster on Dec. 29 after the initial 25-name list was announced.
U.S. U-20 MNT Roster by PositionÂ
GOALKEEPERS (3):Â Cody Cropper (Ipswich Town; Athens, Ga.), Zac MacMath (Maryland; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Brian Sylvestre (Vancouver Whitecaps FC; Hollywood, Fla.)Â
DEFENDERS (9):Â Gale Agbossoumonde (GD Estoril Praia; Syracuse, N.Y.), Greg Garza (GD Estoril Praia; Grapevine, Texas), Moises Hernandez (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Sacir Hot (Boston College; Fair Lawn, N.J.), Sebastian Ibeagha (Duke; Missouri City, Texas), Perry Kitchen (Akron; Indianapaolis, Ind.), Zarek Valentin (Akron; Lancaster, Pa.), Korey Veeder (out of contract; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Ethan White (D.C. United; Kensington, Md.)Â
MIDFIELDERS (10):Â Joe Gyau (Hoffenheim; Silver Spring, Md.), Fabian Huerzeler (Bayern Munich; Munich, Germany), Sebastian Lletget (West Ham United; San Francisco, Calif.), Alex Molano (Dinamo Zagreb; Grapevine, Texas), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union; Sacramento, Calif.), Moises Orozco (Tigres; Oxnard, Calif.), Dillon Powers (Notre Dame; Plano, Texas), Kelyn Rowe (UCLA; Newport Beach, Calif.), Conor Shanosky (D.C. United; Sterling, Va.), Alex Zahavi (Maccabi Haifa; Los Angeles, Calif.)Â
FORWARDS (4):Â Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls; Barnegat, N.J.), Conor Doyle (Derby County; McKinney, Texas), Omar Salgado (unattached; El Paso, Texas), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich; Irvine, Calif.)
– U.S. YOUTH NATIONAL TEAMS UPDATE –
U.S. U-23 WNT BEGINS YEAR WITH CAMP AT THE HDC: U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team head coach Bill Irwin has called 24 players to a training camp running from Jan. 9-16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The camp will overlap several days with the full WNT training camp being held from Jan. 8-14. All the players eligible for the U-23s in 2011 were born on or after Jan. 1, 1988.
U.S. U-23 WNT Roster Position by Position
GOALKEEPERS (3): Kristin Arnold (Texas A&M; Centennial, Colo.), Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State; Salina, Ka.), Alexa Gaul (Texas; Naperville, Ill.)
DEFENDERS (6): Amber Brooks (North Carolina; New Hope, Pa.), Cassie Dickerson (Ohio State; Kalamazoo, Mich.), Lauren Fowlkes (Notre Dame; Lee's Summit, Mo.), Lindsey Kowal (Harvard; East Meadow, N.Y.), Nikki Marshall (Washington Freedom; Mead, Ohio), Kathryn Williamson (Florida; McKinney, Texas)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Bianca D'Agostino (Wake Forest; Longmeadow, Mass.), Becky Edwards (out of contract; Downingtown, Pa.), Colleen Flanagan (Virginia; Downingtown, Pa.), Megan Jesolva (California; La Mirada, Calif.), Christine Nairn (Penn State; Bowie, Md.), Casey Nogueira (Sky Blue FC; Raleigh, N.C.), Elli Reed (Portland; Park City, Utah), Ingrid Wells (Georgetown; Montclair, N.J.), Keelin Winters (Portland; Englewood, Colo.)
FORWARDS (6): Katie Bethke (Minnesota; Eau Claire, Wis.), Sarah Hagen (UW-Milwaukee; Appleton, Wis.), Melissa Henderson (Notre Dame; Garland, Texas), Stephanie Ochs (San Diego; San Diego, Calif.), Christen Press (Stanford; P.V. Estates, Calif.), Katie Schoepfer (out of contract; Waterford, Conn.)
Q & A WITH U.S. U-18 MNT HEAD COACH MIKE MATKOVICH: The U.S. U-18 Men's National Team recently returned from a four-team round-robin tournament in Israel where it played Germany, Israel and France. ussoccer.com up with head coach Mike Matkovich to talk about the unique opportunity to play in Tel Aviv and the experience that his players, all born in 1993, will take away from the games.
U.S. U-17 MNT 2011 CONCACAF CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE FINALIZED: The full match schedule for the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship has been finalized with the U.S. will play Cuba on Feb. 14 and Panama on Feb 18 at Trelawny Stadium in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Both U.S. games in Group B will kick off at 3 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET). The top two teams in Group B will cross over to play the top to teams in Group A – which is made up of Costa Rica, El Salvador and Haiti – in the quarterfinals on Feb. 22. The winners of the four quarterfinal games will clinch a berth to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. As hosts, Mexico has an automatic bid to the World Cup and will not be participating in the CONCACAF event.Â
CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group B Schedule
Date          Match                          Kickoff (ET)    Venue
Feb. 14     USA vs. Cuba             3 p.m.              Trelawny Stadium; Trelawny, Jamaica
Feb. 16     Cuba vs. Panama        3 p.m.              Trelawny Stadium; Trelawny, Jamaica
Feb. 18     USA vs. Panama          3 p.m.               Trelawny Stadium; Trelawny, Jamaica
– AROUND THE SOCCER NATION –
U.S. SOCCER COACHESNET ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR BRAZIL AND GERMANY/NETHERLANDS TRIPS IN MARCH 2011: In an effort to continue providing unique coaching opportunities to its membership, U.S. Soccer's CoachesNet announces plans to offer educational trips to Brazil and to Germany and the Netherlands. Entering its third year, the aim of U.S. Soccer's international coaching education program is to expose U.S. coaches to other federations and clubs to learn the steps they take to develop their coaches and players. Attendees interact directly with top-level coaches, administrators and players from some of the best clubs and countries in the world. Scheduled to take place March 17-25, 2011, coaches will visit five-time FIFA World Cup Champion Brazil, host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The coaching education workshop in Germany and the Netherlands will take place from April 28 – May 6, 2011 and will mark the 40th anniversary of U.S. Soccer's Coaching Education Program which began under the direction of Dettmar Cramer.
NATIONAL GOALKEEPER COURSE TO BE HELD JAN. 23-30 AT THE HDC: Registration for U.S. Soccer's National Goalkeeping License set for Jan. 23-30, 2011 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. is now open. The course, intended for both the goalkeeper coach and the team coach, will focus on improving the coaches' ability to train goalkeepers individually, as well as integrate them into team training. Register at ussoccer.com.
PEAK PERFORMER: Congrats to U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Landon Donovan for winning SportsNation's First Annual Awesomest Dude of the Year contest. The ESPN show's Facebook page held a poll with Donovan garnering more than 275,000 fan votes to take the title.
MARQUEE MATCHUP: U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Clint Dempsey and Fulham will be in action tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET as they host West Bromwich Albion in an effort to get out of the relegation spots in the English Premier League. The match will be live on ESPN3.com from Craven Cottage.
SOCCER SHOCKER: In front of a packed house at London's Stamford Bridge, Chelsea and Aston Villa of the English Premier League played out a six-goal thriller, which included three goals after the 84th minute. Chelsea stormed back to take a 3-2 lead after goals in the 84th and 89th minutes. They would be denied three points, however, after defender Ciaran Clark scored deep into injury time to level the score. The draw left Chelsea outside of the Champions League spots and provided Aston Villa with a valuable point as they sit tenuously just above the relegation zone.
QUOTABLE: "It's just working to become the best at what I do and that's why I play the game. Obviously with my game right now at 21, I think I have a long way to go. I am probably my toughest critic. Hopefully through my play and the experience I will gain throughout the year I will be able to embrace that title that U.S. 'keepers have taken on." – Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson on his goals and outlook after being called in to the 2011 January training camp under Bob Bradley


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Hampshire's streetlighting programme marks three-year milestone
Thursday, 30 May 2013
An ambitious programme that replaces Hampshire's streetlights with the latest energy efficient equipment to reduce energy consumption and cut carbon emissions has marked its third anniversary of a five-year programme.
In partnership with SSE Contracting Lighting Services, Hampshire County Council is replacing 150,000 streetlights, illuminated signs and bollards with the latest in lighting technology. Started in April 2010, the project has so far seen almost 39,000 complete units (lamp posts and lanterns) and a further 36,000 lanterns replaced or updated.
As part of the project, 50,000 remote monitoring systems have also been fitted to the upgraded streetlamps, which give the ability to dim the lights remotely, report faults automatically and alter the switch-on/off times to reduce energy consumption.
This combination of energy-efficient lights and remote dimming has already reduced Hampshire's annual streetlight consumption by 8 million kWh (from a pre-project figure of 50m kWh per year to a current figure of 42m kWh per year). This saving is enough to power over 1,400 homes for a whole year. From 2015 the total annual energy saving is estimated to further increase from 8 million to 16 million kWh per year or the equivalent of 8,000 metric tonnes of emitted carbon: As all large public and private sector organisations are obliged to pay for their carbon emissions (currently £16 per metric tonne of emitted carbon) this represents further savings for Hampshire's residents.
The new streetlights produce a whiter and more focused light which makes it easier to see at night, as well as helping to reduce road accidents and prevent crime. LED lights are being installed in the two National Parks to minimise light pollution.
Cllr Seán Woodward, Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment at Hampshire County Council said:
"It's great news that we are on track with our programme to replace all of Hampshire's streetlights. At a time when fuel costs are rising, and our services need to be even more efficient, this project is lighting the way and ensuring that Hampshire's streetlamps stay on. This long-term programme is already delivering real benefits to Hampshire's residents such as helping to reduce road accidents and prevent crime, as well as saving money and reducing carbon emissions."